All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 34
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ArticleRecent downpours push up prices
Heavy rain over the past two weeks has eased pressure on some growers but is causing havoc with other crops and pushing prices to record levels.
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ArticleUnifresh in fresh melon and apple deals
Fresh fruit importer and supplier agrees to source melons from Italy and Spain and is granted a Cripps Pink license
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DNA barcodes make pest breakthrough
US department of agriculture (USDA) scientists are using what they have termed “DNA barcodes” to monitor insects that damage potato crops and to make pest management decisions.
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ArticleHadlow College in new school bid
Hadlow College is bidding to launch a community free school.
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Water prize-winner set for potato date
Dr Colin Chartres, director-general of the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka, is to speak at World Potato Congress 2012 (WPC2012).
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Unifresh in fresh melon and apple deals
Unifresh will soon be supplying caterers and processors with cantaloupe and watermelon in a new departure for the Kent-based importer and has been granted a licence for the supply of Cripps Pink apples to the sector.
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ArticleCo-op de-lists four Israeli suppliers
Israeli suppliers de-listed by The Co-operative Group have said they have had no communication from the retailer and some of them do not even supply the group.
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Total Produce trials UK peaches
The Total Produce group has planted trial volumes of both white and yellow flesh peaches in the past week.
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Kenya expands chilli output
Production of chillies for export is steadily spreading into the Kilimanjaro area of eastern Kenya
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ArticleSpanish growers take to the streets
Hundreds of Spanish growers and dozens of tractors have been taking to the streets in as part of the “green demonstration” called by growers’ leaders to highlight the crisis in their sector.
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ArticleRed Tractor unveils new team
Red Tractor is launching Team RT, a UK-wide initiative to showcase how food makes its way from Red Tractor farms to the Olympic and Paralympic Games on Monday.
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ArticleChileans launch new black grape
Chile’s farm minister Luis Mayol has unveiled a new grape variety developed by researchers in the country.
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ArticlePaice makes adjudicator pledge
Defra minister Jim Paice has pledged to support the supermarket adjudicator bill and home-grown produce during a visit from a West Midlands growers to the House of Commons this week.
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Dominican bananas under threat
Press reports in the Dominican Republic have indicated that heavy rainfall over the past three weeks is causing the spread of black sigatoka disease in the banana crop.
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ArticleGreece 'struggling on child obesity'
EC-funded research has revealed that 20 per cent of all 10-12 year olds in Greece are obese
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Greece tops fat kids table
A survey of children in seven European countries has found that Greece tops the league for the fattest kids.
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Banks back kiwifruit disease fight
New Zealand’s fight against kiwifruit vine disease PSA has received a major boost with the announcement of significant financial sponsorship.
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ArticleBarlow steps down from FPC role
Adrian Barlow will not be standing for re-election as vice-president or as a director at the Fresh Produce Consortium agm in June.
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ArticleBlack dashes into Florette
Roger Black has visited Florette HQ as part of his association with the salad company's Bags of Feelgood campaign.
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Waitrose growth leads the market
Waitrose growth continues to soar as the big four lose out, latest Kantar Worldpanel figures reveal.